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SK Telecom (SKM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.54 -0.62 (-2.78%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$21.54 +0.01 (+0.05%)
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About SK Telecom Stock (NYSE:SKM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.43
$21.66
50-Day Range
$21.54
$23.79
52-Week Range
$19.84
$24.58
Volume
346,876 shs
Average Volume
313,892 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.48 billion
P/E Ratio
11.04
Dividend Yield
6.18%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

SK Telecom Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

SKM MarketRank™: 

SK Telecom scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 439th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of SK Telecom is 11.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 259.21.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of SK Telecom is 11.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 383.81.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    SK Telecom has a PEG Ratio of 10.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    SK Telecom has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about SK Telecom's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.23% of the float of SK Telecom has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SK Telecom has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SK Telecom has recently decreased by 11.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    SK Telecom is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    SK Telecom does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of SK Telecom is 68.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about SK Telecom's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.23% of the float of SK Telecom has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SK Telecom has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SK Telecom has recently decreased by 11.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    SK Telecom has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for SK Telecom this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for SKM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
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SKM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

SK Telecom's stock was trading at $21.04 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SKM stock has increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $21.5350.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:SKM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.20. The Wireless communications provider had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.14 billion. SK Telecom had a net margin of 5.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.89%.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of SK Telecom: ADT Caps, ID Quantique, Shopkick, LG HelloVision, iRiver Ltd, Hana Card, SK Broadband, and others.

SK Telecom's top institutional investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.62%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.56%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.25%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.21%).

Shares of SKM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SK Telecom investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Altria Group (MO) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Wireless Non - US
Sub-Industry
Communication
Current Symbol
NYSE:SKM
CIK
1015650
Employees
24,224
Year Founded
1984

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.95
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.04
Forward P/E Ratio
9.49
P/E Growth
10.52
Net Income
$875.11 million
Net Margins
5.92%
Pretax Margin
9.61%
Return on Equity
8.89%
Return on Assets
3.59%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
0.88
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.15 billion
Price / Sales
0.64
Cash Flow
$2.42 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.89
Book Value
$21.02 per share
Price / Book
1.02

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
393,870,000
Free Float
389,929,000
Market Cap
$8.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.63

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This page (NYSE:SKM) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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